Retard de train

"Waiting for the train"
French B1 dictation exercise

Noémie and her family had to wait a long time for their train.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "être retardé (train)", "effectuer", "un trajet", "s'impatienter", "le contrôleur", "suggérer", "le quai", "le hall de la gare", "improviser", "faire passer le temps".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-02-15

I'll play you French speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect
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